Fishing rod or pole holder



Feb. 17, 1953 cs. T. DIDERRICH FISHING ROD OR POLE HOLDER 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 0 4 2 a 4 4 m w? 9 z w 9 8 2/ 6 a -4 a 4 i A? K 3 flwqw J 6 7 a 0 U 4 M a a p a "Ed. 7

Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES QFFICE:

ATENT I II 2,628,795

ROD 0R Pom itemize Getig T. mam-i011, Milwaukee: Wis; I I

An nl icationlAvzg u st-17,- 1950, Sl ilfid; In Canada June 9, 1950 eseg tiriverinenis; I for, a fishing rod therod maye set-. V I I Another" object, 15 he in non is m provide a fishing rod holder c afinov'el type of supporti g clampwhich may be easily and quickly applied to" the vertical edgje' o' the gunwale of a boat or to the horizontalljfv difectededge of a boat seat, from either of wh two positions the rod maybe arrangedto'ekten -o'1'1tward1y across the gunwale oi the boat or r' any other support upon' which the'clainp is' pla d, inorder to posi tion thevtip oithefod over-the waten V I A still further object o inventionis to pro--' ea u 1 1. 7 s n r wh devicecomprisestwo spa M members or parts, one of which medo? loosely receive the rod in the'manner of the other partis in'theforin of I butt end of the rod i d v I Still another dbjec of t invention is to provide a fishing rod holder 'thefabove described character, wherein" said locking yo ke' comprises two resilientarm betweenwhichith'e butt end of the rod is iiositiofied together with a novel locking means pet "om'iecting. the upwardly direc "u'ch aims; said lockingmeaiisb I I I easily and quickly released; for the placement of the rod butt into of'it remdvai from position.

Still a furthernqtjject 'f 1511" invention is to provide in a'devic'eof thee aracter stated, a holdmg yokeror secur ng n1 hutfi'ehd or; the rod, with novel means for ch ging" the spacing between the resilient arms or. the yoketo accommodate the rods oi rod handles'of' difierent diameters. A e

The invention will be. best understood from a consideration of the'followi'ng detailed description taken inconnection withthejacc'o hpanying' drawings forming apart oi; the sgecifioation with the understanding, however, that the invention is not yoke inwhic'h the confined to a strict conformity with the showing 5 claims". (01. mix-=42) of tneu' ja withirithe op In the drawi1is:'

Figure hisayi rod hoIderfc'Oiistr te s nti iivem .v t v Q i'i l P 1? tion ofthe' devicefor oldin'g or gripping the fish ing rod handle.

Figure 3 isaview in top plan of the structure g sideof the's Figui'fi is a vertical on thelirie 5+5 0 I Figure 6 is a'"v'ie substantially onthe line 5 69f Fig1 1re,1 V I i ure? is a view. invert a1, "tiofritaken substantially on the line Figure 3 a 110 bar thefoutef ndof th fiole "ii igureri i tially ont e ne v Figure 12"i a v1ew in e vati "outer end of the screw adjusted pm showingthereonthe upstandinghing ears; I c t I I Figure i a r-iiiie' h tidiio th oute nd.- of the lolocl i-n vsthich the screw adjusting pin is ,slidablr n edv i i Referring; more par-ti uiarly to the drawings-the, numeral H] generally designates a substantially h p lam b k t ha i -th tw spaced parallelarms l and]; which, are connected by, the intermediate or yoke portion 3 These arms are W5 9 t' q iil i QWfiEB E ithe 11 .6 7 gunwale of a: boat,--here designate of, a boat seat, not sho h? the clam -lised th i a e 1 a be as i s rated I the Yok w ll: e h r rdntallm,di q d: os fli top e demi lai u wale ,,a ?-l-,,r he the bracket is secured to the edge oi the boat seat the yoke port nwillbe vertically disposed;-

os 6 e a'i iI ",2 t ne upon the top of the seat while the arrnfl will be beneath the same as will leereadily apparent;

threaded the clamp screw I5 which carries afoot or the e e.

3 l6 upon its inner end and a cross bar or head l1 upon its outer end to facilitate the rotation thereof.

The opposite arm or jaw 12 has the long contact pads or plates 18 upon its inner face for engagement with the side of the boat or the top of the seat and upon the outer side of thi jaw E2 is fixed the perpendicularly extending post I9 which has cut therein the encircling groove 29.

The yoke or intermediate portion l3 of the clamp has extending perpendicularly outwardly therefrom, midway between its ends, a post 2|, corresponding to the post I9 and having an encircling groove 22 therein.

The numeral 23 generally designates a collar designed or formed to receive either one of the posts l92l and this collar has threaded radially therethrough, a set screw 24 which has its inner end engaged in the groove of the post to hold the collar against removal. This set screw may be of any suitable character but is here shown as a socketed screw designed to be operated by a wrench of the type known as an Allen wrench.

Formed integral with'the collar 23 and extending upwardly from one side thereof is an ear 25 which has a bolt aperture 26 therethrough and upon the face of the ear nearest the center of the collar is a circular series of teeth 21 surrounding the aperture and disposed radially thereof.

The numeral 28 generally designates a frame structure consisting of a long bottom bar 29 having a portion of one end turned upwardly to provide a vertical arm 39, which arm terminates in a head 3| which has an upwardly opening axial socket 32. A set screw 33 is threaded into the side of the head for the purpose about to be described.

The opposite end of the bar 29 has a terminal extension 34 of slightly enlarged diameter and the under side of this extension is flattened as indicated at 3401., for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

Intermediate the ends of the bar 29 is formed the disk or plate 35 which has a side face provided with a circular series of teeth 36 encircling a bolt aperture 31; the end of which aperture remote from the teeth 36, is shaped to receive the hexagonal head of a bolt 38, the opposite end of which bolt receives a nut 39.

The numeral 40 generally designates a substantially V-shaped fork or stirrup which comprises the two upwardly diverging arms 4| which are joined'to a downwardly directed or depending stem 42 which is of a size to fit snugly in the socket 32. This stem 42 has the encircling grooves 43 in which the set screw 33 engages to hold the fork against escape. When the bar 29 is horizontally disposed and supported by the clamp device, the vertical arm 30 will support the stirrup in uprightposition so that it may receive and support a part of a fishing pole, the rear or handle end of which is positioned over the extension 34 of the'bar and held in place by the structure about to be described.

The numeral 44 generally designates a locking yoke in which is received the grip or butt end of the fishing rod and by which it is firmly held in position while the outer end portion rests in the stirrup or fork 46.

The yoke 44 comprises a substantially U- shaped part made preferably of relatively thin strip steel or the like and having the two long resilient side arms 45 and 46 which are connected at their lower ends by the straight transverse portion 41 which lies against the fiat underside 34a of the extension 34 and it is riveted or otherwise suitably secured to such extension so that the arms extend upwardly in divergent relation when the bar is horizontally disposed. As will be readily understood, in the use of the rod sup porting device this end of the bar carrying the yoke 44 will be within the boat, that is, when the device is supported upon the gunwale while the fork or stirrup 40 will be disposed outwardly of the gunwale.

The yoke arm 45 is somewhat shorter than the arm 46 and terminates in the outwardly directed l5 lip 41 to which is secured the locking head, generally designated 48, which bridges and locks together the upper ends of the arms 45 and 43 to maintain the handgrip portion of the fishing pole in place within the yoke.

The numeral 49 designates the hinge block which has a length substantially equalling the width of the resilient arm 45 across the upper end of which it positions. Extending across the bottom part of this block is the integral flange 59 on the top of which the outturned lip 41 of the arm is positioned, the block being slotted as indicated at 5m to receive the edge of the lip.

Upon the top of the lip and extending across the inner face of the block is a spacer plate 52 .and passing through this plate, the lip 41 and the flange portion 5| are securing rivets 53. By this means the hinge block 49 is fixed to the top end of the flexible arm 45 upon the side thereof remote from the arm 46 and a major portion of this block lies above the lip 41 as shown.

Formed transversally through the block 49 is a guide passage 54 which is directed across the top end of the arm 45 and opens at its top through the top surface 59a of the hing block, providing the guide slot 55.

Formed to fit slidably in the guide passage 54 is the short round bar 56, a portion of which projects into the slot 55. This bar has formed longi tudinally in one side thereof the major portion of an adjusting screw bore 51, the remaining part,

or other part, of which bore is formed as indicated at 58 in and longitudinally of the Wall of the passage 54 upon one side of such passage. Part of the bore 51 which is formed in and longitudinally of the guide bar 56 is smooth while the portion 58 is screw threaded and in the passage 51 is positioned the adjusting screw 59 which has threaded engagement with the threads 58a in the portion 58 of the screw bore.

The screw 59 carries adjacent to its outer end the circular collar 60 which overlaps the outer end of the guide bar 56 and outwardly of this collar the end of the screw is provided with a wrench socket 6! or other means to facilitate en- 60 gagement of the screw by a suitable tool for rotating the screw.

Fixed to the outer end of the guide bar 56 is an end plate 62 which has a tongue portion 6211 which overlies the outer side of the screw collar 69 and 6 has suitable aperture therethrough as indicated at 622) for the outer or head end of the screw to project through to facilitate the engagement of a suitable wrench therewith. Thus the screw is securely held in place against the side of the guide 70 bar but is free to rotate and when so rotated it will cause the bar 56 to be moved inwardly or outwardly in the passage 54 by reason of the engagement of the threads of the screw with the threads 58a in the outer part 53 of the screw bore 51.

therein. This plate. 83 is secured: to or carried by the guide barf over which: it:- ext'endsnand rests andslides. upon the surface: 49dat'each side? of the passage 54. Thus it will be'seen" that rotation. of this screw 59 willafiectltheiforwardi and bacm ward movement of the bar 58 together with the.

hinge plate 63.

The numeral 65 designates a hasp plate having extending from. oneend-l the. hinge car 66 which. positions between theears 64 a'nd is pro vided with a transverse bore 6.1.1 9. receive a;

ehasp plate hinge pin 6B. The opposite endoff g 65 is providedwith aslot 69in which is received the tongue 10 which forms anextended portion of the upper end of the arm 4:6:- Ju'st below this tongue the" arm 46"i 1.proyided witha bolt; hole: 1 l: for the purpose hereinafter set forth. h

It: will beseen from the foregoinggthat the-hasp 65 bridges the upper ends of the arms 4546 to close the clamp or lock the arms together on the handle or butt portion of the fishing rod which is disposed between the arms 45 and 46. By feeding the adjustment screw inwardly or outwardly a variation in the spacing of the arms 45 and 46 may be readily effected to better adapt the gripping unit to the diameter of the fishing rod handle.

The middle section of the hasp 65 is of substantial thickness as indicated at 65a and the forward end of this thickened portion positions against the inner side of the arm 46 when the locking head is closed and has formed therein a bore 66 which is of reduced diameter at its forward end as shown and aligns with the bolt hole H in the arm 46.

Formed vertically through the hasp 65 and the thickened body portion 65a and intersecting the inner or back end of the bore 12 is the perpendicular bore 13.

Slidably disposedwithin the bore 12 is the locking bolt 14 which has the enlarged head 15 upon its inner end and between this head'and the forward end of the larger part of the bore 12 is the expansion spring 16 which constantly urges the movement of the bolt 14 inward or away from the arm 46 for disengagement therefrom. Inward movement of the bolt is controlled by the vertically reciprocable pin 11 which extends through the vertical bore 13 across the bolt head 15. The head of the bolt contacts this pin 11 and, when the pin is down and turned to a predetermined position it holds the bolt against in-- ward movement. Adjacent to the lower end of the pin 1! there is formed therein the notch or recess f8 into which the head 15. of the bolt may enter when the pin is rotated to the proper position and pulled upwardly, thus allowing the spring 16 to withdraw the bolt from the hole H. g The pin 11 is of a length to extend a substantial distance below the portion 65a of the hasp, when it is pushed down and the lower end of this pin has axially extending head 19 which is provided with an encircling recess 8|].

an pi the? guidd l he gui e -b r'remote f'roniversely V of. the gi' ntsrvale The o i l ted cm the ho, an n assent-s an dpe-iiingf thereiitfintli arscicket as formed in. a eav rih'8'4; v'l'lii's rib -iswelded, brazed or otherwise: secured to: thexbottoni or the pin. actuator and it has-extending longitudinally thereth-rough a pair of locking: pins: Which. engage in the channelBO arouhdthe: head 1-91 to thus secure the pinJFl: tor-the: actuator; 3'. v

" Upon the top of the hasp is-a'annpsta-ndingt key 86 which; is riveted to the top: of the bolt; con

trolling pin 11 and provides means for rotating the latter.

previously; explained the present fishingv rod holding device may be: setup: either upon the glunwale or a boat or upon the boat seat. If it' is setiupf'onthe gunwalethe' post 2-1: of the clamp will be disposed vertically or substantially so and thencollar z-swilll be placed. on; the post and swung to the desired position .to' direct t pivot pin 38- so; as to; m tain; the i fishing pole horizontal or. with its; o ,levated or depressed as desired... '11

. .4 rt n at h pole is disposed within the supporting fork 46 and the inner end or handle is disposed between the arms 45 and 46 of the yoke: I

- The positioning of the handle'of the pole between the arms of the yoke is conveniently effected by retracting the bolt H and swinging the hasp plate 65 upwardly on the pivot pin 68.

The release of the bolt from the arm 46 is effected by rotating the latch 86 until the recessed portion 18 of the pin 11 is directed forwardly or it is nearest the head 15 of the bolt whereupon the actuator 8| is pushed'upwardly by inserting the finger below the part 84 and pressing upwardly so as to bring the recess 18 in line with the head l5 of the bolt. When this is accomplished the spring 16 is free to shift the bolt inwardly so as to retract the end of the bolt from the bolt hole H after which the hasp can be swung upwardly.

After the fishing rod handle is in place in the yoke the arms 45 and 46 may be; made to press tightly against the rod byrotating the adjustment screw 59 in the desired direction to shift the guide bar 56 in a direction away from the resilient arm 46. This will cause the hasp to pull the upper end of the arm46'd'ver toward the arm 45 and thus tightly, secure the rod handle in the yoke. Reverse movement'of the adjustment screw 59 will, of course, tend to spread the arms 45 and 46 apart to accommodate a larger size handle.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that there is provided in the present invention a rod supporting device which is of relatively simple construction and which is, at the same time, strong and durable and can be easily and quickly set in position to maintain a fishing rod in any desired fishing position. If it becomes necessary to remove the rod quickly from the device this is accomplished with a minimum of effort by the actuation of the control pin 11 and the actuator 8| in the manner above set forth.

I claim:

1. A rod gripping means comprising two vertically disposed spaced arms, a member pivotally connected to one arm and detachably coupled to the other arm, and means movable in a line perpendicular to the turning axis of the pivotal connection for shifting the pivotal connection and said member in a direction transversely of the arm with which it is connected.

2. A pole gripping device comprising a mem-- her having two portions lying in spaced side by side relation, meanscoupling two adjacent ends of said portions together, the other ends of the portions being separable, a hinge member, means supporting the hinge member upon the said other end of one of said portions, a hasp, a pivot coupling between-the hasp' and the hinge member, means for coupling the h'asp with the said other end of the other portion, and means separate from the pivot couplingfor shifting the said hinge member supporting means toward and away from the said other portion.

3. A pole gripping device as set forth inclaim 2, wherein the said hinge member is supported to slide toward and away from the said other portion, and said shifting means comprises a screw feed.

4. A pole gripping device comprising a substantially U shapdm'ember having two long re silient arms having'spaced ends, a body secured to one of said ends, a hinge block slidable on said body to move toward and away 'from the other one of said ends, a has'p having one end hingedly coupled to said block to swing into bridging position across "between said ends, means for detachably coupling theopposite end of the hasp to the said other one of said ends, and means connecting said body with the hinge block for shifting the hinge block toward and away from the said other one of said ends.

' 5. A device of the character set forth in claim 4, wherein the last stated means comprises a screw swivelly attached to said hinge block and a screwthread carried by said body with which the screw connects.

GEORGE T. DIDERRICH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:'

" UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 20 2,184,583 Danko Dec. 26, 1939 2,483,012 Koo'n Sept. 27, 1949 2,502,684 Ward Apr. 4, 1950 2,516,759

Diderrich July 25, 1950 

